#Excited to be participating in this next week. #WarmingForestChat

A2 The surprising result is that we are getting “colder soils in a warmer world” during the winter. But the lack of snow makes the soil warm up faster in the spring because dark soil absorbs heat much more than snow 1/2 #WarmingForestChat

A2 The effect of this rapid spring warming is unclear. Our current research is focusing on the “shoulder seasons” between winter and spring and between summer and fall. 2/2#WarmingForestChat

A3:We are lucky to work with education and outreach experts who have helped us to have dialog with a diverse group of stakeholders. We have learned many interesting things about adaptation to climate change. 1/4 #WarmingForestChat

A3: For example, ski areas are getting better and better at making snow and while they appreciate the concern of scientists, they worry that talk about winter climate change can dissuade people from purchasing 2/4 #WarmingForestChat

A3: a season pass, or new equipment. We need to be careful with our messaging. 3/4 #WarmingForestChat

A3: Another example; snowmobilers are managing trails (e.g., removing rocks, building bridges) so that they can ride on less snow. Clever adaptations abound, but have limits. 4/4 #WarmingForestChat

A5: Other examples of weather whiplash include very wet years following very dry years, or years with lots of snow following years with very little snow. Very hard for ecological systems to adapt to these patterns. #WarmingForestChat

A6: Forests are changing now in complex and surprising ways. New species are moving in, some current species are dying, others are doing surprisingly well. More research is needed, especially long-term research. #WarmingForestChat

A7: Look out for the loss of the very coldest temperatures, which has been dramatic in the northeast US. These limit the range of species, including pests like the tiger mosquito or the hemlock wooly adelgid. #WarmingForestChat

Nice to see two long-term Hubbard Brook datasets highlighted in Mason et al. paper published today in SCIENCE: DOI: 10.1126/science.abh3767

#HubbardBrookScience I'm on . . .

#HubbardBrook New article on nitrogen gas fluxes at Hubbard Brook published at link.springer.com/article/10.100…

#HubbardBrook, Climate change decreases nitrogen pools and mineralization rates in northern hardwood forests; onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

#HubbardBrook new paper on how climate change effects on C and N cycling differ across forest soil horizons; sciencedirect.com/science/articl…